National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 17, Cleveland 16
Sunday, September 7, 2025 1:00 PM
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 7, 2025
Where: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 63°
Head Official: Adrian Hill
Attendance: 65599
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cincinnati 773017
Cleveland 0106016
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 7:32
Cincinnati TD Cleveland 0 - Cincinnati 7
Chase Brown 5 yd. run (Evan McPherson kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:42
Cleveland TD Cleveland 7 - Cincinnati 7
Raheim Sanders 1 yd. run (Andre Szmyt kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:18
Cincinnati TD Cleveland 7 - Cincinnati 14
Noah Fant 1 yd. pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:23
Cleveland FG Cleveland 10 - Cincinnati 14
Andre Szmyt 45 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 7:20
Cleveland TD Cleveland 16 - Cincinnati 14
Cedric Tillman 5 yd. pass from Joe Flacco (kick failed)
3rd Quarter - 2:48
Cincinnati FG Cleveland 16 - Cincinnati 17
Evan McPherson 35 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Cincinnati Cleveland
1st Downs 11 22
Rushing 3 5
Passing 7 13
Penalty 1 4
3rd Down Conversions 7-14 9-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 2-3
Punts-Average 6-52.7 2-48.5
Return Yards 102 146
Punts-Returns 1-23 3-41
Kickoffs-Returns 3-70 4-105
Int-Returns 2-9 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-33 7-53
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time of Possession 24:11 35:49
Total Net Yards 141 327
Total Plays 49 71
Average Gain 2.9 4.6
Net Yards Rushing 46 49
Rushes 23 24
Average/Rush 2.0 2.0
Net Yards Passing 95 278
Comp-Att 14-23 31-45
Yards/Pass 3.7 5.9
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-18 2-12
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 2 2
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 1
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 1-2
Field Goals 1-1 1-2
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-3-67%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-1-100% 2-2-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Cincinnati Bengals (1-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Burrow 14/23 113 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
C. Brown 21 43 2.0 1 8
J. Burrow 2 3 1.5 0 2
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
T. Higgins 4 3 33 11.0 0 13
J. Chase 5 2 26 13.0 0 20
N. Fant 5 4 26 6.5 1 12
M. Gesicki 3 1 14 14.0 0 14
C. Brown 3 2 8 4.0 0 7
S. Perine 2 2 6 3.0 0 5
D. Sample 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Turner II 1 7 0
J. Battle 1 2 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
B. Hill 1.0 6.0
T. Hendrickson 1.0 6.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Knight II 8 2
D. Hill 5 4
J. Battle 5 7
L. Wilson 4 3
T. Hendrickson 3 0
B. Hill 3 4
K. Jenkins Jr. 2 0
J. Newton 2 0
B. Carter 2 1
J. Ossai 1 0
O. Burks 1 1
M. Murphy 1 1
M. Pennel Jr. 1 3
G. Stone 1 4
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Cleveland Browns (0-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Flacco 31/45 290 1 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Sampson 12 29 2.4 0 5
J. Ford 6 8 1.3 0 2
J. Flacco 2 6 3.0 0 4
R. Sanders 3 3 1.0 1 2
H. Fannin Jr. 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Jeudy 8 5 66 13.2 0 25
D. Sampson 8 8 64 8.0 0 14
H. Fannin Jr. 9 7 63 9.0 0 22
C. Tillman 8 5 52 10.4 1 25
D. Njoku 6 3 37 12.3 0 17
J. Thrash 1 1 6 6.0 0 6
I. Bond 1 1 5 5.0 0 5
J. Ford 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
M. Garrett 2.0 11.0
I. McGuire 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
M. Garrett 5 0
I. McGuire 4 2
D. Bush 4 3
M. Harden 3 0
G. Newsome II 3 0
R. Hickman Jr. 3 2
C. Schwesinger 3 5
D. Ward 2 0
M. Diabate 1 1
G. Delpit 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles